Twine-holder.



No. 773,443. PATENTED 601. 25, 1904 R L WEIR TWINE HOLDER,

APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 21, 1903.

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Patented October 25, 1904.

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ROY LEE WEI R, OF WVINNSBORO, TEXAS.

TWINE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 773,443, dated October 25, 1904.

Application filed March 21, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Ror LEE WEIR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Vinnsboro, in the county of Wood and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Twine-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a holder for balls or rolls of twine; and it is adapted particularly to be placed on a counter or table, so as to keep the twine or string in convenient position for use when desired.

The principal object of the invention is to construct the twine-holder so that it will always hold the end of the twine upward in most convenient position. This end I attain by providing a body having a rounding bottom portion weighted with respect to the upper part of the body, so that no matter how the twine-holder is thrown it will always roll with the weighted side of the body downward. From the upper side of the body I project a body which is preferably in the form of a tube and through which the twine is drawn, so that the end of the twine always hangs from the upper end of the tube.

This specification is an exact description of two examples of my invention, while the claims define the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings. forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an elevational view with part of the body broken away. Fig. 2 is a detailsection of the body, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a slightly-modified form of the invention.

According to the example of my invention given in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings the body portion is divided centrally throughout and comprises a relatively light upper section a, formed, for example, of sheet metal and having its lower edge (0 turned inward and threaded, so as to coact with a correspondingly-tlneaded upper portion 6 of the weighted bottom part b. This bottom part may be formed of one integral structure, if desired; but 1 preferably sheathe it with a sheet-metal covering 0, the upper edge of which is formed with a bead and flange c, which is clamped Serial No. 148,874. (No model-l between the lower edge of the top section a and a shoulder 72 nearthe upper edge of the weight 7). This forms a cheap and serviceable structure. A modification of this structure is shown in Fig. 3 in which the top section a. has its lower edge (0 turned inward and thence upward, the upwardly-turned part a" being threaded and the upper edge Z2 of the weight b'being interiorly threaded and screwed over the threaded part a of the top section a. The cover 0 for the bottom or weight b has the be fore-described bead and flange 0. It is clear that this body part of my invention may be constructed in many other ways and of any material desired.

The string-guide (Z, which passes upward from the top section a, is, as before stated, preferably in the form of a tube, the lower end of which is flanged, as indicated at d, and fastened into an orifice (6* in the top section a. This tube is tapered toward its upper end, and said end is turned over, as indicated at (Z so as to hold the string pendent and prevent it from lying close alongside the tube.

The use and operation of the device will be apparent from the foregoing description. It will be sufiicient for me to say that no matter how roughly the device is handled and notwithstanding that it maybe thrown down on the table with the guide (Z lying flat thereon upon releasing the device it will immediately right itself. As the string is drawn from the guide or tube (Z the holder may be capsized in whole or in part, and the instant the string is released it will return to upright position. This makes an extremely convenient and efficient structure and avoids the necessity of hanging the holder from above, as has been frequently done heretofore.

Fig. 1 shows the position of the ball of twine in the holder, and of course to so emplace the twine it is necessary to disconnect the tube and bottom section of the holder,

whereupon after leading the end of the twine through the tube (1 the sections of the holder should be again joined.

Various changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of my invention may be resorted to at will without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. Hence I consider myself entitled to all such variations as may lie within the intent of my claims.

Having th us described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A twineholder, comprising a hollow body formed in two removably-connected sections to permit the introduction of the twine and having a rounded relatively heavy bottom portion, for the purpose specified, and a tube pro ecting upward from the upper portion of the said body and communicating with the interior of the body to form a twineguide.

2. A twineholder, comprising a hollow body formed in two removably-connected sections to permit theintroduction of the twine, and having a rounded relatively heavy bottom portion, for the purpose specified, and a tube projecting upward from the upper portion of said body and communicating with the interior thereof to form a twineguide, said tube having a laterally-bent upper end to hold the end of the twine away from the main portion of the tube.

3. Atwine-holder,formedof twosemispherical'sections removably connected together, the bottom section comprising a semispherical weight, and a corresponding cover or sheathing therefor, the said spherical weight beingjoined to the upper section of the body, and the said sheathing or cover extending up the sides of the weight and being engaged with the lower edges of the top section of the body.

4. A twine-holder having a body, comprisinga weighted bottom section having threads thereon, a top section correspondingly threaded whereby to fasten the two sections together, and a sheathing or covering for the bottom section, said sheathing having an inwardlybent flange at its upper portion introduced between the weighted bottom section and the top section of the body, whereby to hold the sheathing in place.

A twine-holder, comprising a hollow body formed in two removably-connected sections to permit the introduction of the twine, and a tube projecting upward from one section of the body and communicating with the interior of the body to form a guide for leading the twine from the body.

6. A twine-holder comprising a body having a semispherical weighted bottom section with an eXteriOrly-threaded upper edge, a top section interiorly threaded to engage with said weighted bottom section, and a sheathing or covering for the bottom section, said sheathing extending up around the outer sides of the same and having at its upper edge an up wardly bent flange bearing between the weighted bottom section and the lower edge of the top section.

7. A twine-holder, comprising a hollow body formed of two reinovably-connected sections to permit the introduction of the twine and having a rounded relatively heavy bottom section, capable of sustaining the twine-holdcr upright on a level surface and. of allowing the twine-holder to roll freely, the upper section having an opening therein, and a twine-guide projected from the opening upward from the top section.

in testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the p resenee of two subscribing witnesses.

ROY LEE XVEIR.

\Vitn esses:

A. M. BLoUN'r, W. M. PIERSON. 

